Status: | |
Date: | Sunday 10 June 1973 |
Type: | Convair CV-440 |
Operator: | Air Cambodge |
Registration: | N999JZ |
MSN: | 40 |
First flight: | 1953 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport (PNH) ( Cambodia)
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Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | - |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:Communist gunners fired 122 mm rockets into Phnom Penh's airport. Some 12 rockets are said to have hit in and around the airport.
Five people on the ground were reported dead.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.